Monthly Archives: April 2025

Volcan Body

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Professional development is turning out to be great for my knitting productivity. My Volcan Hat has a completed body!

I probably could have finished this hat during my all day training except for I didn’t bring my DPNs to work the decreases. One good evening of TV and actually locating my DPNs should get this hat all the way done!

A couple of coworkers have complimented this hat. So I am thinking about a potential recipient. It’s almost May here so hats are NOT necessary anymore. I think I have some time to decide 🙂

Happy Knitting!!

End Of The Rainbow

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Hear ye, hear ye….we have a completed rainbow on my Rainbow Radiate!

I powered through the rest of my colors thanks to the parents area of the trampoline park and my kiddo having a 3 hour birthday party. I did manage to use every color in the Hue Loco sampler pack. In the course of doing that I did have to add some extra rows to the instructions. Which works out nicely because I did not get row gauge on my swatch.

Now I need to move into just the grey main color and do some shaping before I separate for sleeves. I cannot WAIT to see what this looks like when the sleeves are portioned off.

Happy Knitting!!

Wishful Knitting: Crown Town Hat

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Next up in my wishlist of projects I want to start….more hats! This time a Royals baseball themed hat with some yarn I just ordered.

I really like how the designers worked in the crown into the colorwork. That is just genius. I do think I will omit the pom pom as they just aren’t my jam. I have already bought the pattern so I just need to print and then get my supplies ready for when the yarn gets here!

Happy Wishful Knitting!!

I Think I Need More Colorwork

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I spent some time this winter dipping my toe into colorwork hats. I made not one but two Chiefs Touchdown Beanies. I decided my dad also needs one of these Chiefs Beanies for next football season. I also found a pattern for a beanie in Royals (baseball) theme that looks fun

So I went to a local to me dyer and grabbed some of her yarn to work these again. As these teams are also local to her she has colorways that match really well. I got the actual Chiefs kit she makes in Worsted weight and then a blue and a gold skein in sport to make the Royals Hat.

Did I need new yarn? No. But the thought of these specific project made me excited and I couldn’t stop thinking about them and so I am leaning into where the mojo goes.

Happy Knitting!!

Wishful Knitting: CopyCat CC Beanie

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I have been ignoring my queue for YEARS and for some reason I decided to knit something from it. Or else why have it? I decided to try the CopyCat CC Beanie.

I have a skein of grey Malabrigo Rios that should work nicely. I just need to print the instructions or get them into my phone and I think this will be one of my next hats. I realize that I am LONG past this trend but I think the finished object looks good and I the pattern looks easy.

Volcan Brim

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Another week and MORE meetings. But that is good news for my Volcan Hat. I finished and turned the brim in one sitting.

I was in a room with different coworkers/muggles and I fascinated them all. I had my project bag hooked on my chair and just knitted away while we mapped out a process that needs…..adjusting. I made sure to ask the facilitator if it was okay since it was her room and she said go for it.

All I have left is the hat body and decreases so I need to start planning my next yarn for my next autopilot project. I thought about socks as I haven’t made those in awhile….but that felt forced so probably leaning towards another hat or cowl.

Happy Knitting!!

Visible Mending

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I have this pair of ripped jeans that I love but where the rip is traveling up my strong thighs. I decided that I have the skills to make this better. And I thought of sashiko mending where you use thread and use running stitches to mend/reinforce.

I robbed my kids craft box and grabbed a blue and a black embroidery thread. I ended up choosing black as I liked the contrast against the blue jean fabric.

Are my stitches even and neat? Absolutely not. But this was a fun experience and I’m interested to see how this feels and how it wears the next time I put these on. I ran anchor stiches down each side of the opening and then crisscrossed using those anchors to reinforce the opening.

And if I don’t like this? I can totally rip it out and try again. Happy Sewing!!

Cast On: Volcan Hat

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The next hat is on the needles after my Azules Hat finished. I am calling this the Volcan Hat.

Still a skein of Malabrigo Rios from my dopamine shopping trip in the color Volcan. For sure this is my next meeting/training knitting. In no shock to this space, this is my go-to 88 stitch basic beanie recipe on US 8s. My coworker really liked this yarn and called it “autumnal” and I think they are right. You really can’t go wrong with Malabrigo colors. And at this rate, I’m on track to knit them all!

Happy Knitting!!

Finished: Azules Hat

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I have finished and tagged the Azules Hat!

Pattern: My own 88 stitch basic beanie “recipe”

Needles: US 8s

Yarn: Malabrigo Rios in colorway Azules

This project ended up using 74 grams or 155 yards of yarn. It’s a nice adult sized hat and will be perfect for the recipient I have in mind. This color of Malabrigo REALLY came out looking like blue jean fabric when it was knit up at my gauge, lol.

I really need to get my next hat on the needles! Happy Knitting!!

Peaks Of Pinks

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We are back to golf lessons and patio time for mom. Which is great as my Rainbow Radiate has reached my first pink color!

I am glad I went back and corrected the stiches that were bothering me. The rows are long now that I have fully increased for my bust but the rainbow is worth it. I have three more colors to add after this hot pink. So I am CLOSE.

Of course after this it is miles and miles of stockinette body in the main color of the speckled grey. I should be careful what I wish for! Happy Knitting!!